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Chapter 14: Scarlett's First Move

作者: meize
last update 公開日: 2026-06-16 23:23:57

Some people fight with their hands. Some people fight using the power of their words. But also there are people like Scarlett, who fight using a single photo and a well prepared caption and let everyone else do the rest. And I knew that the moment I stepped off that elevator everything seemed to be quieter than usual.

At first, I could not explain it. Everything looked normal. People were still walking around, answering calls, and carrying folders from one department to another. But the atmosph
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